FelixP

Well, I ended up getting an M1 carbine. The AR15s were too expensive at my local gunstore (family owned and operated for over fifty years; I try to support local businesses), so I looked at some Kar98ks instead. The furniture was a little loose, which led me to question the integrity of the two weapons in question as a whole. After a cursory look at a FN FAL, I saw It. It was beautiful. A M1 Carbine with parkerized finish and walnut stock. I tried to buy it on Saturday, but unbeknownst to me my ID had expired, so today I went to get a new ID, and managed to buy the gun about five minutes before the store closed.

I figure it'll make a decent varminter/plinker, and half-decent home defense (loaded with hollowpoints of course) until I can afford a shotgun, which I don't plan on buying until I own my own home someday and have a decent income.

I love military surplus rifles and replicas, as the case may be.

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